Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer setting up a co-operation treaty with Germany

The UK is set to start talks on a new co-operation treaty with Germany, as the Labour Government looks to 'reset' relations with Europe.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz - and he explained the deal was part of a bid to 'turn a corner' on Brexit.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the agreement will address trade opportunities - and cover energy security, technology and science.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Gavin Gray, our UK correspondent, is with us right now. Hello, Gevin,
you're standing by to buy your Oasis tickets.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Ha ha No, I think there's going to be a
heck of a rush on for those at the moment,
and plenty of speculation as to why the brothers are
getting back together. Incidentally, it's rumored it's for cash after
a couple of or at least one quite expensive divorce.
The brothers, incidentally an Oasis, are denying that's the reason
behind this tour.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
I picked you as not an Oasis fan, Gevin's, basically
because I think you're too classy for their nonsense. It'd
be about ru.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
I do have an album of theirs, but yeah, I
look at I think they're okay, just not my particular
cup of tea.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
I guess here enough. Hey, So Keirstam is trying to
turn a bit of a corner on Bricks at what's
he planning to do?

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Well? Yeah, it's It's got people slightly concerned. Those that
you know voted for Bricks that don't you know, aware
of what comes with this because with any negotiation you
might get something, but you're going to have to give
something as well. And that's why some are concerned about
here in the UK. But the Prime Minister is in
Berlin for talks with the German Chancellor o Our Schultz,

(01:07):
and he said, yes, this is all part of a
deal to turn a corner on Brexit. We know they're
going to try and reach an agreement on things like energy, security,
technology and science. They're also going to be looking at
access to each other's markets and trade across the North Sea.
So all of that I suppose that's fine. And the
Labor leader says that he wants to reset relations with

(01:29):
Europe after of course Low's after Boris Johnson. Not any
better under Liz Trust and sort of slightly more amicable
under Rishi Sunak. But there's no doubt that Europe, I think,
hopes to change a political party here will mean that
things are a lot friendly, and there's nothing wrong at
all in that friendliness. The question is is sekire Starma

(01:51):
willing to give in to certain things in order to
forge that closer relationship with the EU. And after he
is in Germany, will then traveled to France as well
to meet President Emmanuel Macron and see the opening ceremony
for the Paralympics in Paris.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
Yes, of course they're tepening tonight, Hey on a little
with shocks. By how much your fish and ships has.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
Gone up by yeah, me too. So it is of
course the quintessential British takeaway dish, fish and chips. But
according to a survey, the average price has risen nearly
fifty percent in the last five years. Kebab's incidental you
have gone up forty five percent, pizza thirty percent, but

(02:34):
fish and chips has gone up, particularly because of what's
been called a perfect storm in the industry, that being
poor potato harvests for the last couple of years both
here and in Europe, and also as part of the
sanctions on Russia. Imports on Russian seafood have gone up
thirty five percent as part of a tariff in response

(02:56):
to the invasion of Ukraine. And so because the fish
is more expensive and the are more expensive, fish and
chips have gone out considerably. And added to all of that,
of course energy bills and these fish and chip fryers
on this big scale of a takeaway burn a lot
of energy. So I'm afraid it has become quite an
expensive dish. The average price of a takeaway Fish and

(03:17):
Chips is now twenty two New Zealand dollars man.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
That's jeez, it's not cheap, Gavin, thank you very much.
Good luck with them paying for them. There's Devin Gray,
are UK correspondent. For more from Hither duplus Yellen Drive.

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